Yosuke Aizawa Marks Time at White Mountaineering
Fri 30 Jan
At Paris Fashion Week, White Mountaineering presented its Autumn/Winter 2026 collection, Post De Stijl, inside a stark Parisian venue of raw concrete, muted light, and industrial stillness. The setting mirrored the clothes: functional, precise, stripped back. Lines were clean, movement deliberate. Nothing rushed, nothing overstated. Yosuke Aizawa, presenting his final collection for the brand, addressed the moment simply: “The past 20 years have flown by.” It reads less like a conclusion than an acknowledgment of time passing.
AW26 pares the brand’s codes to essentials. Inspired by De Stijl, bold geometry is translated into subdued blacks, whites, greens, and earth tones. Technical outerwear fabrics, ripstop nylon, treated synthetics, structured wool, are cut with architectural precision. Panels align, seams assert logic, silhouettes balance protection with ease. The craftsmanship feels deliberate, almost reflective, as if making itself has slowed to look back.
In its restraint, AW26 sees the designer measuring time with humility, leaving behind not noise, but structure, memory, and trust in the work itself. In his heartfelt words, “I, Yosuke Aizawa, have decided to descend from the summit of White Mountaineering—a mountain I have continued to climb for many years. The journey has been both beautiful and, at times, steep and demanding. But everything along the way has become an invaluable part of my life. As I reflect on this milestone, I’ve come to see a new peak on the horizon—one that I now feel compelled to pursue. As I begin this new chapter, I hope you will continue to watch over me warmly.”